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Re: Hurricane armament during the FC of 1940 & BoB
Niall
Interesting to note reference for the Mod. to increase ammo box capacity.
Although I have no evidence either way, I do wonder if that was a mod applicable for the IIA. Presumably we dont know the effective date of the mod, Niall?
One has to suspect that the increased capacity was all part of "upgrading" the Hurricane to the IIA spec, in which case the 3270 round capacity may well be incorrect for 1940 - notwithstanding what were essentially identical wings between the I and the IIA.
Also, the capacities noted for boxes 1 through 6 are clearly for the IIB and yet the capacities there for 1 through 4 are less than those noted 1 through 4 for the "increased capacity" boxes. (Incidentally, it isn't clear to me whether the increased capacities of guns 1 through 4 was applicable to just the eight-gun IIA or whether the first four guns in each wing of the 12 gun fighter might also have had increased capacities?)
Logic might (and I stress might!!) therefore dictate that the capacities for 1 through 4 on the 12 gun fighter may well be the same as per the Hurricane 1 of 1940.
Who would have thought that establishing the number of rounds carried by Hurricanes in 1940 could be hard!
Where are all the Hurricane experts when you need one?
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